1. Coordinating subdivision plans and insuring that subdividers comply with the city or county’s master plan is:
A. Subdivision Map Act C. Subdivided Lands Act
B. Preliminary Public Report D. California Zoning Law
2. A formal disclosure of the important facts about a subdivision is called the:
A. Formal Development Report
C. County Disclosure Report
B. Public Report
D. None of the above
3. Zoning laws are made to control the use of private property for the protection of the public’s:
A. health C. welfare
B. safety D. all of the above
4. With regards to zoning, what does the symbol “R” usually designate?
A. Residential areas
C. Restaurant areas
B. Recreation areas
D. Restricted areas
5. Federal discrimination laws evolved from:
A. Jones
v Mayer
C. 13th
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
B. Title
VIII of Civil Rights Act of 1968
D. all of the above
6. The primary purpose of the master plan is to set forth existing and future matters concerning:
A. seismic activity
C. streets and highways
B. districts
D. all of the above
7. A small area that is zoned differently from the surrounding area is an example of:
A. conditional zoning
C. commercial zoning
B. spot zoning
D. none of the above
8. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act is also known as the:
A. Unruh
Civil Rights Act
C. Federal
Civil Rights Act of 1968
B. Open
Housing Law
D. Rumford
Act
9. Real estate licensees can sell manufactured homes that:
A. are new C. are not permanently attached
B. are owned for more than a year D. none of the above
10. The Real Estate Commissioner’s Official (white) Report is the:
A. preliminary report
C. final subdivision public report
B. tentative public report D. desist
and refrain order
11. A purchaser must read a final public report sign a receipt for it. How long must the subdivider keep this required receipt?
A. For 90 days after issuance C. For two
years
B. For one year
D. For three years
12. A subdivider is always required to give a copy of the commissioner’s public report about a project to a(n):
A. prospective purchaser
C. fellow developer who requests one
B. interested realtor
D. all of the above
13. With regards to a subdivision, if the real estate commissioner wanted to stop sales or any violations, he or she would:
A. issue a desist and refrain order C.
use police power
B. not approve the preliminary report
D. institute a condemnation action
14. If there is a discrepancy between local and state building codes, the subdivider will use the code that:
A. most fits his or her needs
C. is approved by the lending institution
B. sets the highest standard of safety
D. all of the above
15. The seller of a 10-year-old condominium must provide, to the buyer, all the following except:
A. CC&Rs of condo C. financial statements of the condo
B. pink public report
D. bylaws of the condo
16. Who can petition for zone changes?
A. Owners
C. Government agencies
B. Subdividers
D. All of the above
17. Zoning is police power that controls the:
A. use of property
C. taxing of property
B. ownership of property
D. none of the above
18. The process of purchasing land in a run-down area and constructing new buildings, parks, and other new construction is called:
A. inverse condemnation C. conversion
B. redevelopment
D. none of the above
19. Regulatory authority of the housing and construction industry is NOT accomplished through:
A. state contractor license laws
C. Mello-Roos bonds
B. Local building codes
D. state housing laws
20. Eminent domain allows the government to:
A. tax private property
C. use private property
B. take private property for compensation
D. none of the above